Germany’s most sensible performers

Germany’s most sensible performers

Most appearances within the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League (together with qualifying)123: Thomas Müller (Bayern)118: Manuel Neuer (Schalke, Bayern)114: Philipp Lahm (Bayern, Stuttgart)111: Toni Kroos (Bayern, Real Madrid)107: Oliver Kahn (Bayern)99: Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern, Manchester United)96: Michael Ballack (Kaiserslautern, Leverkusen, Bayern, Chelsea)83: Jérôme Boateng (Bayern)79: Sami Khedira (Stuttgart, Real Madrid, Juventus)74: Jens Lehmann (Dortmund, Arsenal, Stuttgart) Top-scoring play... UEFA.com - News

Germany’s Martinez equals UEFA finals scoring record

Germany’s Martinez equals UEFA finals scoring record

Shekiera Martinez's nine goals in helping Germany finish runners-up at the UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship in Lithuania equals a record for a UEFA football final tournament.Having struck six goals in the group stage, only one off the record for any UEFA final tournament, the 16-year-old FFC Frankfurt striker managed a hat-trick in the semi-final with England to take her tally to nine. That equalled the record number of goals in a UEFA final tournament jointly held by Michel Platini at EURO '84 and Elena Danilova at 2005 Women's U19 EURO.Martinez, who does not turn 17 until July and has already played in three top-flight

Germany and England close on World Cup spots

Germany and England close on World Cup spots

UEFA.com has highlights of every qualifier; Monday's games will be available to view from midnight CET on Tuesday. Group CGermany 6-0 NorwayThree goals in the opening 23 minutes set the world champions on course for an impressive victory in Stuttgart. Mesut Özil, Julian Draxler and Timo Werner were all on target, with Werner grabbing his second of the night before half-time – his sixth in eight caps. Headers from second-half substitutes Leon Goretzka and Mario Gomez sealed Germany's eighth win from eight in Group C.Northern Ireland 2-0 Czech Republic< ... UEFA.com - News

Germany’s 22-year Women’s EURO domination in numbers

Germany’s 22-year Women’s EURO domination in numbers

No team has held a major European football title for anything like the 22 years that Germany reigned as UEFA Women's EURO champions – but that historic run is over.Sunday's 2-1 defeat by Denmark in Rotterdam ended the holders' bid for a seventh straight title, and ninth overall, at the quarter-final stage. We sum up Germany's incredible domination of the European women's game.

Germany’s Silvia Neid looks to sign off with gold

Germany’s Silvia Neid looks to sign off with gold

The most successful female coach of all time will end her 11-year spell as Germany boss after the women's Olympic final on Friday. UEFA.com takes this opportunity to look back on the stellar career of Silvia Neid.Success as a playerNeid celebrated seven German championships and six German Cups in her playing days. When the German women's national team was first introduced in 1982, she was involved from the off. In 1989 she led them to European Championship glory, beating Norway 4-1 in the final. "Winning the European Championship was a pivotal moment for women's football in Germany," Neid later acknowledged.This was followed by EURO titles in 1991 and a... UEFA.com - News

World Cup success has made Germany’s Löw serene

Winning the FIFA World Cup two summers ago has changed Joachim Löw.Sure, he has always been a coach who asserted belief in his team's abilities (rightly so) and he never gave the appearance of being afraid of the next game. But now he has landed the global prize, one thing has become very clear: here is a man who has nothing to prove any more. He may still have a few doubters, but his confidence is striking. Having nothing to prove means you can enjoy yourself and what is happening around you. And this is exactly what Löw is doing